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Bristol, TN weather

It is 41°F at Bristol / Johnson / Kingsport, Tri-City Regional Airport as of Oct 28, 5:10 AM EDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 44°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 2:26 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:26 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

41°F

Partly Sunny

Wind

Calm

Humidity 93% · dew point 39°F

Pressure · visibility

30.33 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Bristol / Johnson / Kingsport, Tri-City Regional Airport (KTRI), Oct 28, 5:10 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Bristol forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS MRX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the MRX office near Bristol.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Tennessee.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Bristol (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM45°FPartly Sunny0%NE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM45°FMostly Cloudy0%NE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM47°FMostly Cloudy0%NE 5 mph
Wed 10 AM54°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM60°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 12 PM64°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 1 PM68°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 2 PM70°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 3 PM72°FPartly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 4 PM72°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 5 PM73°FPartly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 6 PM70°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 7 PM66°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 8 PM62°FPartly Cloudy0%E 5 mph
Wed 9 PM56°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM54°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM52°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM51°FMostly Clear0%NE 5 mph
Thu 1 AM49°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 2 AM48°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 3 AM47°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 4 AM46°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 5 AM46°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 6 AM46°FSunny0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Bristol can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 44°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 73°F·Low 45°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday

High 73°F·Low 44°F

Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 0 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 0 mph.

Friday

High 76°F·Low 50°F

Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

High 72°F·Low 51°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

High 66°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday

High 70°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

High 73°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Bristol is served by the National Weather Service MRX forecast office, forecast zone TNZ017, county zone TNC163.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Bristol (36.5585, -82.2170), in Sullivan County. Population: 27,867 (2024 estimate), number 28 of the 32 Tennessee cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMRX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/36.5585,-82.217 (forecast issued Oct 28, 2:26 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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